Findlater Castle- The Scandal that Rocked Scotland

A huge scandal broke out in Scotland when the the owner of Findlater Castle- decided to disinherit his eldest son James Ogilvy of Cardell in favor of someone completely different- John Gordon. Rumors of WHY this change in inheritance took place even reached the court of Queen Elizabeth I.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the film Mimi which reached #1 in multiple countries.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for castles and photography together.

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[@anthonyfranklin5228]

Oh my a regular soap opera! Cool! Love this Evelyn! Thank you !

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[@heatherm4555]

Great story, love the castle too! Would have loved to see the entire castle in its day❤

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Oh my! Such juicy drama.

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[@lightofthejul]

What is this real history or is this some kind of novel or fantasy ! Cause the narrator sounds like a gossip columnist ?????

[@allouttaregs]

I thought it was James and his mother in law?

[@ellicooper2323]

The wife was determined to own that land.

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Ohhh interesting that you got that from the video. I think John Gordon was the mastermind. 😉

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Thanks Evelyn.

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[@ursaltydog]

So the father of James disinherited his wife and his son. And his wife was bound to continue to live there, even with a new husband.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@ursaltydog that’s not how it worked in this time period. The person who the property was inherited by is who lived there, unless an arrangement was made for the widow to stay.

[@FrankHopkins-by1bx]

What a story! Sounds to me like old John used the wife to get the property!

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[@valk7229]

What happened to Gordon?

[@amac2573]

The first we hear of the subsequent fortification in written records is 1455 when James II granted Sir Walter Ogilvy a license to expand and strengthen his already existing castle. Around 1560 Findlater was caught up in the maelstrom of political manoeuvring that surrounded Mary, Queen of Scots and her struggle to assert power over her nobles. Sir Alexander Ogilvie squabbled with his son, James, and finally disinherited him. Alexander granted Findlater to Sir John Gordon, but James was not going to give up his inheritance so easily. He used his considerable influence as Steward in the royal household of Mary, Queen of Scots, and convinced Mary to visit the castle. Gordon refused to allow the Queen to enter, so she sent a force of men to seize Findlater. Gordon beat them off, but he was himself captured at the Battle of Corrichie shortly after. He was tried for treason and beheaded, and Findlater was given to Sir James Ogilvie. By the middle of the 17th century, the castle had become too old-fashioned for the Ogilvie family's needs, and the family built a new and much more comfortable residence at Cullen, just west along the coast.

[@elizabennett5573]

Fascinating story. BTW what happened to the wife after the son got his inheritance back?

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@elizabennett5573 that part we don’t know. We only know her death date. 💚

[@amac2573]

The first we hear of the subsequent fortification in written records is 1455 when James II granted Sir Walter Ogilvy a license to expand and strengthen his already existing castle. Around 1560 Findlater was caught up in the maelstrom of political manoeuvring that surrounded Mary, Queen of Scots and her struggle to assert power over her nobles. Sir Alexander Ogilvie squabbled with his son, James, and finally disinherited him. Alexander granted Findlater to Sir John Gordon, but James was not going to give up his inheritance so easily. He used his considerable influence as Steward in the royal household of Mary, Queen of Scots, and convinced Mary to visit the castle. Gordon refused to allow the Queen to enter, so she sent a force of men to seize Findlater. Gordon beat them off, but he was himself captured at the Battle of Corrichie shortly after. He was tried for treason and beheaded, and Findlater was given to Sir James Ogilvie. By the middle of the 17th century, the castle had become too old-fashioned for the Ogilvie family's needs, and the family built a new and much more comfortable residence at Cullen, just west along the coast. You may wish to Google yourself for Findlater Castle history as information be patchy and incomplete.

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Amazing friend. 💜💜💜💜

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Thanks!

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